WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 [Category: Science] -- The Food and Water Watch posted the following news release on Jan. 22, 2026: * * * 230+ Groups Call for National Moratorium on New Data Centers Letter to Congress Cites Massive Energy and Water Consumption, Ratepayer Turmoil * In a letter sent to Congress today, more than 230 national, state and local organizations from across the country called for a full nationwide moratorium on the approval and construction of new data centers. The letter cites  more

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, Jan. 23 -- South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson issued the following news: * * * Attorney General Alan Wilson stands up to woke ideology in the classroom * (COLUMBIA, S.C.) - Attorney General Alan Wilson is leading a 21-state friend-of-the-court brief to defend a South Carolina legal provision prohibiting public schools from teaching students that one race or sex is inherently superior to another, or that an individual, by virtue of his or her race or sex, is  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 22 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Capito Makes Stops in Jackson and Wood Counties * PARKERSBURG, W.Va. - Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) made stops in Jackson and Wood counties where she toured businesses and learned how some of the Congressionally Directed Spending (CDS) awards she helped secure are being put to use. First, Senator Capito visited Jackson General Hospital in Ripley, W.Va. where she  more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Jan. 24 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia posted the following news release on Jan. 22, 2026: * * * Charleston Man Sentenced to More than 13 Years in Prison for Federal Drug Crime Justin Saunders, 28, of Charleston, was sentenced on Wednesday, January 21, 2026, to 13 years and nine months in prison, to be followed by four years of supervised release, for distribution of 50 grams or more of a mixture and substance containin  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 -- Rep. Riley M. Moore, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Riley M. Moore Applauds Passage of Final FY26 Appropriations Bills, Including Securing Wins for West Virginians * Washington, D.C. - Congressman Riley M. Moore applauded House passage of the final four Fiscal Year 2026 appropriations bills, completing consideration of all 12 FY26 spending measures through regular order. This final slate of bills includes the Defense; Homeland S  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following In Focus white paper (No. IF11140) on Jan. 21, 2026, by economic development policy analyst Julie M. Lawhorn: * * * Federal Regional Commissions and Authorities: Overview of Structure and Activities Federal regional commissions and authorities (FRCAs) address perceived regional economic underdevelopment. These organizations accommodate multileveled and multijurisdictional participation in and implementati  more

ANNAPOLIS, Maryland, Jan. 23 -- Gov. Wes Moore, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Moore Announces $12 Million for Western Maryland Flood Recovery, Additional Investments for Mountain Maryland Communities through FY 2027 Budget Proposal * ANNAPOLIS, MD - Governor Wes Moore today announced $12 million in operating funds to support flood recovery efforts in Allegany County as part of the administration's proposed FY 2027 budget. The investment targets riverbed restor  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce Bureau of Economic Analysis issued the following news release: * * * Gross Domestic Product by State and Personal Income by State, 3rd Quarter 2025 * Today, the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis released new quarterly statistics on gross domestic product and personal income for all 50 states and the District of Columbia for the third quarter of 2025 (July, August, and September). Gross domestic product (GDP) highlights Real GDP incre  more

WASHINGTON, Jan 23 (TNSinfo) -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following information collection: 1. Type of Information Collection: Extension of a currently approved collection. 2. The Title of the Form/Collection: Return A--Monthly Return of Offenses Known to Police and Supplement to Return A--Monthly Return of Offenses Known to Police. 3. The agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the department sponsoring the collection: Form Number: 1-720 and 1-706. Sponsor  more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Jan. 24 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia posted the following news release on Jan. 22, 2026: * * * Kanawha County Man Sentenced to Prison for Fentanyl Crime Tracy Don Jackson Jr., 23, of St. Albans, was sentenced on Wednesday, January 21, 2026, to one year and nine months in prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release, for possession with intent to distribute fentanyl. According to court documents and sta  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following In Focus white paper (No. IF11079) on Jan. 22, 2026, by natural resources policy specialists Laura B. Comay and Carol Hardy Vincent: * * * National Park Service: Government Shutdown Issues Like other federal agencies, the National Park Service (NPS) has halted most operations during occasional government shutdowns resulting from lapses in appropriations. In the past three decades, such shutdowns occurred   more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Jan. 20 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia posted the following news release: * * * New Jersey Woman Sentenced to Prison for COVID-19 Bank Fraud and Money Laundering Scheme Kisha Sutton, 45, of Jersey City, New Jersey, was sentenced on January 15, 2026, to two years in prison, to be followed by five years of supervised release, and ordered to pay $184,014.04 in restitution for aiding and abetting bank fraud and aiding and a  more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Jan. 21 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia posted the following news release: * * * Ohio Man Pleads Guilty to Fentanyl Crimes Roderick Tyrone Boyd, 30, of Vandalia, Ohio, pleaded guilty today to distribution of fentanyl and to aiding and abetting the distribution of fentanyl. According to court documents and statements made in court, on March 26, 2025, Boyd aided and abetted another individual in the sale of fentanyl and d  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 24 -- Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., D-New Jersey, ranking member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following news release on Jan. 23, 2026: * * * Pallone Remarks at Health Affordability Hearing Energy and Commerce Committee Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr.'s (D-NJ) remarks as prepared for delivery at a Health Subcommittee hearing on "Lowering Health Care Costs for All Americans: An Examination of Health Insurance Affordability" are enclosed below: Today, Rep  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 24 -- Protect Our Care issued the following news: * * * Hospital Crisis Watch: American Health Care in Free Fall as 700 Providers at Risk or Closing Amid Trump-GOP Medicaid Cuts Protect Our Care's Hospital Crisis Watch Map Now Tracks 700 Providers at Risk or Closing Due to the Trump-GOP Health Care Crisis * While billionaires and big corporations bask in the GOP-engineered bonanza of wealth created for the top 1%, the American health care system is in free fall. In Kansas,   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 24 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, ranking member of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on Jan. 23, 2026: * * * Ranking Members Raskin, Garcia Demand Answers for Rampant Sexual Abuse and Misconduct Uncovered at FPC Bryan; Announce Congressional Oversight Visit Ranking Members Detail Retaliation Against Whistleblowers and Inmates, Coddling of Sex Trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell, and Rampant Sexual Abuse By Federal Prison Staff Ranking Members Also  more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Jan. 24 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia posted the following news release on Jan. 23, 2026: * * * Two Defendants Sentenced to Prison for Roles in Kanawha County Drug Trafficking Organization On Thursday, January 22, 2026, Ashley Dawn Smith, 32, of St. Albans, was sentenced to five years and 10 months in prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release, for conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine and Adrian La  more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Jan. 24 -- The West Virginia Attorney General John B. McCuskey issued the following news release on Jan. 23, 2026: * * * West Virginia joins coalition to protect Section 504 Rule by removing woke Biden-era language that threatened disability funding Today West Virginia Attorney General JB McCuskey is delivering on a promise to protect and return Section 504 to its true purpose--supporting children and adults with disabilities. McCuskey joined a coalition of attorne  more